Red Thread Games is a Norwegian

video game developer A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...

based in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. Their first release was ''

Dreamfall Chapters ''Dreamfall Chapters'' is an episodic 3D adventure game with emphasis on character interaction, exploration of the game world, and puzzle solving. It is a sequel to the adventure games ''The Longest Journey'' and '' Dreamfall: The Longest Jour ...

'', the episodic sequel to '' Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'', released in five episodes between 2014 and 2016. The team consists of several veterans from the Norwegian game industry, primarily former employees of

Funcom Funcom Oslo AS (, formerly Funcom Productions AS) is a Norwegian video game developer that specializes in online games. It is best known for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) titles '' Conan Exiles'', '' Age of Conan'', ...

. The team has previously worked on ''

The Longest Journey ''The Longest Journey'' ( nb, Den Lengste Reisen) is a magical realist point-and-click adventure video game developed by Norwegian studio Funcom for Microsoft Windows and released in 1999. The game was a commercial success, with sales in ex ...

'', ''

Dreamfall ''Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' ( nb, Drømmefall: Den Lengste Reisen) is an Adventure game, adventure video game developed by Funcom for Microsoft Windows and Xbox (console), Xbox platforms in April 2006. On 1 March 2007, a sequel entitled ''D ...

'', ''

Age of Conan ''Age of Conan: Unchained'' (formerly known as ''Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'') is a fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Funcom and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows in 2008 ...

'', ''

The Secret World ''The Secret World'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game set in a modern-day real world under attack from occult forces. Ragnar Tørnquist led development of the initial game for Funcom. ''The Secret World'' uses a subscr ...

'' and other titles.

History

Red Thread was founded in September 2012 by

Ragnar Tørnquist Ragnar Tørnquist (born 31 July 1970) is a Norwegian game designer and author. He has been working for Funcom in Oslo since 1994, and has founded his own studio Red Thread Games in November 2012. Biography Tørnquist studied art, history and E ...

, creator of ''The Longest Journey'' and ''Dreamfall'' sagas, and ''

'' and ''

Anarchy Online ''Anarchy Online'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) published and developed by Norwegian video game development company Funcom. Released in June 2001, the game was the first in the genre to include a science-fiction ...

'' universes. On 1 November 2012, Tørnquist announced that the long-awaited sequel to ''Dreamfall'' was on its way from his new development studio after obtaining 1,000,000 NOK in development grants from the

Norwegian Film Institute The Norwegian Film Institute ( no, Norsk filminstitutt) was founded in 1955 to support and develop the Norwegian film industry. On 1 April 2008, it was merged with Norwegian Film Fund, Norwegian Film Development, and Norwegian Film Commission to ...

for the pre production of Dreamfall Chapters. Norwegian. Retrieved 28 May 2013 On 8 February 2013, a

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campaign was launched for ''

'' which closed at USD$1,538,425, almost doubling their goal of $850,000. On 29 May 2013, Red Thread Games was granted an additional 1,500,000 NOK (~$250,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute. On 30 October 2013, RTG announced that they had begun working on a new game titled '' Draugen'', a first-person

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set in the 1920s Norway. The development has been funded by the Norwegian Film Institute with a grant of 850,000 NOK (approx. $144,000).

Games

* ''

'' (2014–2017) * '' Draugen'' (2019) * ''Dustborn'' (TBA) * ''Svalbard'' (TBA)

References

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External links

Red Thread Games website
Companies based in Oslo Indie game developers Norwegian companies established in 2012 Video game companies established in 2012 Video game companies of Norway Video game development companies